Bifurcation Theory for Hexagonal Agglomeration in Economic Geography

The self-organization of hexagonal agglomeration patterns of industrial regions was first predicted by the central place theory in economic geography based on empirical investigations of cities in West Germany. Its emergence for economic geography models was envisaged by Krugman. This book produces a theoretical foundation for this prediction by its investigation of the bifurcations of economic geography models for a system of cities on a hexagonal lattice.